Wednesday, February 12, 2014

My name is
Ethan Righter, and I am a Photographer. I was inspired to become a photographer after my mother passed when
I was 15 years old. The only thing I inherited from my mother was her Nikon 4004S. Living
in a small town called Sunol (the neighboring town is Niles Canyon, where
Charlie Chaplin’s films were made), I began adventuring through the woods and
photographing everything I possibly could. I was captured. After finding out
every generation in my family had been amateur photographers at one point or
another, I made it my life’s goal to become a successful photographer. I began
shooting on black and white film and then shot color. Once accepted at Hallmark
Institute Of Photography when I was 19, I graduated to Medium Format, and Large
Format film. Even shooting with a Digital Aptus back connected to a Mamiya 645
AFD. My love for capturing fractions of a second is endless.

I am a Geek, a
Dreamer, an Entrepreneur, and most important, a Photographer.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

When you and your sweetheart are ready for an engagement photography session sit down and figure out what sort of photographs you are looking for. Do you want casual or formal, posed or candid?

When meeting with your photographer make sure to express exactly what you're looking for in engagement photographs.

Second!

Where do you want that photo session to take place?

Backgrounds reflect a couples personality and create a story. The more creative the better.

Great places:

The place you met for the first time

The Ice Cream store you used to go to

Your Favorite Restaurant

Local Landmarks

Botanical Gardens

Third!

Don't be too matchy-matchy. The worst thing you can do is both wear blue jeans and the same color shirt. Seeing that you will be hugging and holding eachother through out the session, similar colors blend together and create a BIG two headed human. Stick with the same tones. Dark colors works well, as they are slimming.

Friday, January 17, 2014

When I am photographing a subject, I don’t
immediately pull out my camera and start shooting away. I want my subject to
know that I’m not just a photographer. I want them to talk to me as a person
and become my friend, and that I happen to have a camera. In most cases (especially
shooting short sessions) you have to make a 5 minute friend. Let your subject
know you’re not just a photographer. There is nothing more I enjoy than to meet
new people. Your subject’s comfort is number one priority, everything after
that is cake! True feeling can be expressed when everyone is relaxed. The best
portraits I’ve captured are when my subjects and I are connected and
comfortable.